“It was not in my plans to act, but it was an arduous preparation for the character and having the chance to present Leandro Díaz is unique, and I have also admired him. I appreciate this role because acting is a very beautiful thing.” he told RCN News.
“I never imagined I would be recording all those songs. It is a very difficult challenge because I had to face many successful versions, not as a competition, but to do them again. It took me almost a year to figure out how I was going to get all those songs out,” he added.
It is about 80 chapters, in which the life of one of the most important artists of Vallenato, who was also blind, is told. Therefore, one of Silvestre Dangond’s challenges, as Leandro Diaz, it was perform all the time with your eyes closed.
“Closing your eyes is wonderful, since you can tell things as they are, because closed eyes do not feel pityheld.
On the other hand, he assured that Leandro learned many things from him, such as his perseverance and his desire to improve himself.
“The life story of Leandro Díaz taught me what overcoming is, from having nothing to having it, and not everything is material, but talent. Also, He had a lot of persistence, he never got tired and he was a man according to what God gave him and he never felt blindbecause blindness was never a problem”, he concluded.
